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Special Effects

4.9/10
TMDB51 votes
Original: 106 min

Reality and illusion collide as megalomaniacal filmmaker Chris Neville murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed, casting the deceased's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the late actress.

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About Special Effects

Mary Jean is just dying to get in the movies… She's about to get her wish.

Special Effects (1984) is a film in the thriller, crime genres. Directed by . The cast includes Zoë Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn, Kevin O'Connor.

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Original language
Runtime
106 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Hemdale, New Line Cinema, Larco Productions
Directors
Writers
Larry Cohen

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What is Special Effects about?

Reality and illusion collide as megalomaniacal filmmaker Chris Neville murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed, casting the deceased's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the late actress.

Who stars in Special Effects?

Zoë Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn, Kevin O'Connor, Bill Oland, H. Richard Greene. See the cast cards above for character names.

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